Robinhood CEO explains how he got employees back to the office after initially saying the company was 'remote-first'

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Robinhood proclaimed itself remote-first, then backtracked and called employees back to the office.

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True believers in Spotify's Car Thing are furious it's getting bricked

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  • Spotify is bricking Car Thing, its first hardware launch.
  • The company isn't offering trade-ins on the $80 devices and told users to trash them.
  • Some jilted customers want the devices to stay operational or a refund.

Spotify is scrapping its first foray into hardware — and early adopters are feeling left in the lurch.

He taught cops how to fight crypto crime. Now he's accused of running a $100 million dark web drug market.

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A man uses his laptop to access the dark web.

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Bill Gates included a British spy thriller in his 2024 summer book and TV round-up. Here's the full list.

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Bill Gates in May 2024.

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Apple needs its big AI moment

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Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks before the start of the Worldwide Developers Conference in 2023.

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Google Translate can interpret more than just text. Here's how to use it with text, speech, and images in 100+ languages.

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China wants its nepo-baby and get-rich-quick influencers gone

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A woman takes a selfie on a yacht.

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Tesla needs China to survive, but it doesn't want suppliers to make everything there in case of supply chain snarls: report

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A Tesla showroom and service center in Amsterdam.

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How to use Google Flights: Find cheap flight options, search multiple airlines at once, and track flight prices

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Google Flights searches for flights and compares prices across dozens of airlines, finding you the cheapest flights available.

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Former Facebook engineer says coding with an AI copilot is like working with a 'demigod'

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A former Facebook executive says coding alongside an AI copilot is a "mind meld."

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